TOWNE Rebecca^[1]

1621 - 1692  (71 years)

• Name	TOWNE Rebecca
  Birth	16 Feb 1621	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	E64D461D492F43C2947346A78CA05B31BFB4
  Death	19 Jul 1692	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Notes	Rebecca Nourse\Nurse was perhaps the most well known victim of the Salem witch trials. She was arrested and protested her innocence on the charge of witchcraft. With steadfast dignity and unwavering patience she bore the ordeal of her trial. Thirty nine of her friends, among the highest and most respectable in the town, signed a statement testifying to her blameless character and faithfulness to the church. These names have been inscribed on a tablet erected over her grave at Danvers. The jury found her not guilty, but the court reversed the verdict and condemned her to death. She was hanged on Witch hill and buried in the little cemetery at Danvers.
  Person ID	I104601	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014

  
  

  Family	Deacon NOURSE Francis,   b. 18 Jan 1618, England d. 22 Nov 1695, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1644	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Children	1. NOURSE John,   b. 1645   d. 1715 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F42011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

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  [S4195] Book-Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and, p.1490.